Patent 8246657 was granted and assigned to NuVasive on August, 2012 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
The present application describes a spinal cross-connector and related methods for augmenting and stiffening spinal fixation constructs. The cross connector may include multiple rod-stabilization members that simultaneously engage respective rods of a fixation construct. Simultaneous engagement by the rod-stabilization members may be effectuated by a single locking step.